Chief Jeffrey Blackwell talked about a host of issues, from youth programs to police staffing. A lot of attention is also on security downtown.

Chief Jeffrey Blackwell talked about a host of issues, from youth programs to police staffing. A lot of attention is also on security downtown.

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Updated: 7:04 PM EDT Jul 24, 2014

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WEBVTT THE DEPARTMENT EXPECTS BETTERBEHAVIOR FROM ITS OFFICERS.NOW TO A STORY THAT YOU WILL SEEONLY ON WLWT TONIGHT.CINCINNATI'S TOP COP CANDIDONE-ON-ONE ALL ACCESS.COURTIS FULLER SPENT THE DAYWITH CHIEF JEFFREY BLACKWELL ANDCOURTIS IS JOINING US LIVE RIGHTNOW COVERING THE CHIEF'S VERYBUSY DAY AND HIS HOPES FOR AVERY BUSINESS COUPLE YEARS.THE CHIEF TALKED ABOUT A HOSTOF ISSUES FROM YOUTH PROGRAMS TOPOLICE STAFFING.A LOT OF ATTENTION FOCUSED ONSECURITY DOWNTOWN WITH ALL OFTHE ACTIVITY GOING ON THIS WEEK,ESPECIALLY HERE AT THECONVENTION CENTER.HE ALSO TALKED ABOUT WHAT COULDBE IN THE CITY'S FUTURE.THIS IS A BIGGY WEEK FOR USWITH THE NATURAL CONFERENCE.THE REDS ARE BACK HOME AND WEHAVE THE MACY'S FESTIVAL.WE HAD TO MAKE IT AN ALL HANDSON DECK WEEK.SO OUR COPS WILL BE A LITTLETIRED BUT THEY WILL ACCEPT THECHALLENGE.ADD TO THAT, A ADVISE THE BYTHE VICE PRESIDENT TO THE UNITEDSTATES TO THIS NATIONALCONFERENCE.AND, YES, CINCINNATI'S FINEST ISPUT TO THE TEST.IT REALLY STRETCHES RESOURCESWHEN WE HAVE TO PULL SO MANY OFOUR RESOURCES TO WORK THATASSIGNMENT.AND WASHINGTON, D.C. IS VERYSPECIFIC WHAT THEIR NEEDS AREFOR THE PRESIDENT OR VICEPRESIDENT.WE WERE WITH THE CHIEF EARLYTHIS MORNING AS HE BEGAN HIS DAYWITH URBAN LEAGUE PARTICIPANTS.THEN, IT WAS OFF TO TALK TO THERANK AND FILE AT THE STATE OFTHE DEPARTMENT ADDRESS.YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW HE JUSTRETURNED FROM A WORLD WIND TRIPTO LAS VEGAS, PART OF ADELEGATION TRYING TO WIN ANOTHERNATIONAL CONVENTION, THE NAACP.WE HAD A WONDERFULPRESENTATION ATION.THE NAACP NATIONAL CONVENTIONWAS IN CINCINNATI IN 200 , WHATSOME CALL THE TURNING POINT INTHIS CITY'S NATIONAL IMAGE.THE BASEBALLALL-STAR GAME NEXTYEAR AND THE POSSIBILITY OF THENAACP NATIONAL CONVENTION IN2016.RIGHT NOW WE ARE SITED BY THENATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE BEING INTOWN FILLING UP HUNDREDS OFHOTEL WEEKENDS, JAZZ FESTIVALTHIS WEEKEND, RESTAURANTS ANDHOTELS ARE BOOMING.WE WOULD LOVE TO GET THE NAACPTO COME HERE.IN FACT, THEY REMEMBERED HOWTHEY WERE TREATED IN 2008 ANDTHE MAJORITY OF THE PANEL KEPTGOING BACK TO THE WORLD CLASSTREATMENT THAT THEY RECEIVED.NOW NO WORD ON WHEN THE NAACPWILL MAKE ITS S DECISION.FOR NOW, CHIEF BLACKWELL TOLD METHE CITY IS PREPARED FOR ONE OFTHE BIGGEST AND BUSIEST WEEKS INTHIS CITY'S -- THIS YEAR.

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Chief Jeffrey Blackwell talked about a host of issues, from youth programs to police staffing. A lot of attention is also on security downtown.